Hat-pin guard.



G. H. JUDIA.

'HAT PIN GUARD.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 2, 1911.

1,078,683. Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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vimprovements in hat-pin guards.

GEORGE H. JUDIA, OF CISCO, TEXAS.

HAT-PIN GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 2, 1911.

Patented Nov. 18,1913.

Serial No. 624,634.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. JUDIA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cisco, in the county of Eastland and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Guards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful Its object is to provide a. device adapted to be mounted upon the pointed extremity of a hat-pin for the double purpose of holding said pin in place, and preventing t-he sharp point of the pin from doing possible injury.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable, simple and efficient, and comparatively easy to construct, and one that will not be unattractive in appearance.

Vith these objects in view, my invention has relation to certain novel features of the construction and operation, an example of which is described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation of the hat-pin guard mounted upon a pin. Fig. 2 is a view showing the device in vertical sectional elevation, the point of a pin being partially vinserted into the guard, but not far enough to be clutched.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like letters of reference designate similar parts in both figures, the letter A denotes the cylindrical body of the hat-pin guard, one extremity of which is provided with a tapering aperture B, through which the point of a hat-pin C is adapted tobe introduced into the guard. In the middle portion of the body A is provided a chamber D, with which the reduced extremity of the aperture B communicates. Within the chamber D is mounted a spring E, slightly inclined from the vertical, and projecting through a slot in the top of the body A, so that it may be readily subjected to a slight displacement longitudinal with said body. An aperture F is provided vin the spring E slightly below the axis of the conical aperture B, so that by displacing the spring E to a vertical position, the aperture F will be thrown into alinement with said axis. A conical aperture G is provided in the rear portion of the body A, its larger extremity communicating with the chamber D, and its axis being in alinement with that of the aperture B.

The above described hat-pin guard may be readily placed in position upon the extremity of a pin, the spring E being forced back when the pin point is brought to bear against it, so that said point is permitted to pass through the aperture F, and into the recess G. But when the guard has been once made to assume this position relative to the pin, it cannot be withdrawn until the spring E has been made to assume a vertical position, so as to relieve the stem of the pin from the lateral pressure exerted upon it by the spring. This lateral pressure will increase proportionately with the amount of force exerted to withdraw the pin from the guard, since the exertion of such a force tends to increase the inclination of the spring E.

The body A of the above described guard is shown as having a simple cylindrical form, but it is obvious that this body may be given any ornamental design, and any suitable metal may be used in its construction. In the drawings the size of the guard is shown as somewhat exaggerated in comparison with that of the pin for the purpose of clearness, and in practice the guard will be made comparatively small, so as not to detract from the appearance of the hat which is held in place by the pin.

What I claim is:

In a hat pin guard, an elongated body having an inwardly contracted entrance at one end terminating in a chamber within the body and said chamber having an opening through one side of the body, said body having an elongated tapered recess communicating with the chamber `in opposed alinement with the entrance thereof, said body also having an elongated channel eX- tending laterally from the bottom of its chamber, and a spring member having an aperture associated with the body entrance and the alined recess and projecting through the body chamber and chamber opening and name to this specification in the presence of terminating in an aperture head exteriorly two subscribing Witnesses. of the body, said kspilng member being bent at an angle and having its inner extremity L GEORGE H' JUDIA' 5 projecting from the chamber into the ehanwitnesses:

nel in which it is secured. J. J. BUTTS,

In testimony whereof I have signed my F. M. OLOHAM.

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